Lewis Cocking MP: written questions
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Undocumented WorkersHome OfficeTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88400More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of individuals working without the legal right to do so in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Home Office does not hold an estimate of the number of individuals working without the legal right to do so. Details of Immigration Enforcement activity to tackle illegal employment in the UK can be found in the Home Office’s published transparency da...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: OffendersHome OfficeTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88399More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many recorded offences involved individuals with pending asylum applications in the last 12 months.
Answer: The requested data on offences involving asylum-seekers is not currently published by the Home Office.As explained in this note published in April, systems for collecting and compiling data related to foreign national offenders in the immigration system a...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: ConvictionsHome OfficeTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88398More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to publish more detailed statistics on criminal convictions among people with pending asylum claims.
Answer: The requested data on offences involving asylum-seekers is not currently published by the Home Office.As explained in this note published in April, systems for collecting and compiling data related to foreign national offenders in the immigration system a...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Neurone Disease: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87120More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the abolition of NHS England on the Neurology Transformation Programme.
Answer: NHS England’s Neurology Transformation Programme will be concluding at the end of this financial year. By this time, we will have delivered all of the products, tools, and best practice guidance to support integrated care boards and local pathfinders to t...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMultiple Myeloma: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86375More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2025 to Question 77757 on Multiple Myeloma: Diagnosis, when the NHS will fully implement non-specific symptom pathways for the purpose of earlier diagnosis of b
Answer: We recognise that there is more to be done to ensure that every patient receives fast and early diagnosis, including patients with harder to stage cancers, such as myeloma.The National Health Service has fully implemented non-specific symptom (NSS) pathwa...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordOffshore Industry: ScotlandScotland OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 905890More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of net zero policies on Scotland's oil and gas sector.
Answer: I’m due to be in Aberdeen next week to meet a range of North Sea oil and gas operators.The Government is clear that Scotland’s oil and gas industry will remain part of our energy system for decades to come.We are also strengthening our energy security and...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals and Schools: Solar PowerTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78960More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will set out the the policy of the Valuation Office Agency on amending the valuation of (a) schools and (b) hospitals following the installation of rooftop solar panels.
Answer: The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) applies the law as it stands when valuing domestic and non-domestic properties. In relation to solar panels, the legal position is set out in the Rating Manual, which is published on gov.uk: Section 5a: valuation of all p...
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness RatesTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78959More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 18 February 2025 to Question 30146 on Business Rates, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reducing relative to the 2024-25 scheme the value of the retail, hospitality an
Answer: The existing retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) relief has been repeatedly extended year-by-year as a temporary stopgap measure. We recognise that this creates cliff-edges and uncertainty for businesses, as well as significant fiscal pressure. That is ...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGarages and Petrol Stations and Public Houses: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78958More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 20 of the Valuation Office Agency's document entitled Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25, published on 17 July 2025, if she will set out the changes to the methodology for valuing (a) petrol f
Answer: There has been no change to the valuation methodology for pubs or petrol filling stations for the 2026 business rates revaluation. Our approach to valuing pubs has been established in collaboration with industry experts from the British Beer & Pub Ass...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: ValuationTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78957More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 25 of the Valuation Office Agency's document entitled Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25, published on 17 July 2025, if she will publish the training manual for the Valuation Operating System
Answer: The training material the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) has produced on the Valuation Operating System is for internal staff use only.
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordStamp Duty Land TaxTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78956More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her policy is on reforming stamp duty; and what representations she has received on introducing an annual tax on the capital value of primary residences.
Answer: SDLT continues to be an important source of government revenue, raising around £12 billion each year to help pay for the essential services the government provides. Any changes to taxes such as SDLT would therefore have to be carefully considered given th...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: ValuationTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78955More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish the Valuation Office Agency presentation entitled Use of AVMs – Council Tax revaluation in Wales, given at the Conference of Valuation Agencies in October 2024.
Answer: Information about how the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) uses model assisted valuation and mass appraisal to support large-scale valuation is available on GOV.UK: How model assisted valuation delivers large-scale property valuations - GOV.UK.
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: ValuationTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78954More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 44492 on Business Rates: Tax Allowances, if she will list the special category codes for the types of hereditaments whose valuation is assessed (a) in whole and (b
Answer: Special category codes (SCAT) identify the type of property, not the valuation methodology adopted. They cannot be used to identify the valuation method because for some property types a receipts and expenditure, contractor’s or rental comparison methods ...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral PractitionersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78953More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that patients are aware that they will continue to have the option to arrange GP appointments by (a) telephone and (b) visiting a practice in-person.
Answer: General practices are independent business that hold contracts with the National Health Service to perform essential services to the public. The GP contract is clear that patients should always have the option of telephoning or visiting their practice in ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: InternetDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78952More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 19 June 2025 to Question 59605 on Neurological Diseases: Primary Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that GP practices do not replace traditional methods of access wit
Answer: General practices are independent business that hold contracts with the National Health Service to perform essential services to the public. The GP contract is clear that patients should always have the option of telephoning or visiting their practice in ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordVacancies: IslamDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78951More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Department's policy is on Job Centres advertising vacancies relating to the implementation and administration of Sharia Law.
Answer: Find A Job is a free platform to help jobseekers find vacancies with employers from various sectors. Employers are verified as legitimate and all jobs they advertise must comply with our terms and conditions: https://findajob.dwp.gov.uk/terms-and-conditio...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: AuditPublic Accounts CommissionTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78950More
Question: To ask the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission, what assessment the National Audit Office has made of the adequacy of local authority audit in (a) Wales, (b) Scotland and (c) Northern Ireland.
Answer: The National Audit Office has not assessed the adequacy of local authority audit in Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland. The audit of such bodies is conducted under devolved audit arrangements in accordance with relevant statute, and the NAO has no remit ...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese EmbassyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78949More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Chinese Government has accepted the request from the UK Government that the Chinese Government’s diplomatic premises within the United Kingdom should be consolida
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 10 September to Question 74189.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese EmbassyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78948More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations have been made to his Department from the Dutch (a) Government and (b) Parliament on the proposed Chinese Embassy at the Royal Mint.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is not aware of any representations being made to the FCDO by the Dutch Government or Parliament regarding the proposed new Chinese Embassy in London.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordElectoral RegisterMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78947More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department has issued on whether an elector can register to vote in three different localities.
Answer: In the UK, citizens are entitled to be registered at more than one address in certain circumstances. It is the responsibility of the local Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) to consider each application to register to vote on its own merits and to be sa...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordElections: Norfolk and SuffolkMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78946More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions her Department has had with (a) district and (b) county councils in Norfolk and Suffolk on cancelling the planned local elections in May 2026.
Answer: The Department has had no discussions with district or county councils in Norfolk or Suffolk about cancelling the planned local elections in May 2026.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent Commission on Community & CohesionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78945More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether councillors and mayors will be able to sit on her Department's new social cohesion taskforce.
Answer: As set out in my response to UIN 78208, the Social Cohesion Taskforce is an internal Civil Service team comprised of civil servants. As part of our work, we have been engaging with a wide range of relevant stakeholders, including those with experience of ...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordElectoral Register: FraudMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78944More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help tackle fraudulent electoral registration.
Answer: The Government is committed to upholding the integrity of electoral registers. A robust system of identity verification forms part of the electoral registration process. This includes the ability to match an applicant’s data with Department for Work and P...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSecond Homes: TaxationTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78943More
Question: To ask the Chancellor for the Exchequer, whether she plans to increase (a) regulation or (b) taxation on second homes.
Answer: The government keeps all taxes under review as part of the usual tax policy making process.
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAllotments: Green BeltMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78942More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2025 to Question 40156 on Green Belt, whether allotments are deemed to be Grey Belt land.
Answer: My Department published updated guidance on Green Belt policy on 27 February 2025 to assist local authorities and other decision-makers in determining whether land is grey belt. It can be found on gov.uk here. It is for decision-makers to consider how to ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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